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Moderata Fonte

“Men are just like unlit lamps: in themselves they are no good for anything, but, when lit, they can be handy to have around the house.”
- Moderata Fonte,
- The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
- (1592)

Moderata Fonte, Italian writer

(1555 - 1592)

Real name: Modesta Pozzo.